Where does “Borkút” come from?

Borkút (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

Ancestry of “Borkút”, step by step

Borkút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian bőr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbőrskin, leather; hide
2Proto-Uralicpereskin; bark

Words derived from “Borkút”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →